Pre-assessment
Pre-assessment gives students the opportunity to demonstrate prior knowledge, skills, attitudes, perceptions, and interests. It allows teachers to understand learners individually and as a class.
Data collected from pre-assessments informs instructional decisions. The emphasis given to pre-assessments is a major shift in Pathways 2.0.
Pre-Assessment Examples:
| Grade 1 | Grade 4 | Grade 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vocabulary | Basic Reading Inventory Beginning-of-Year Oral Vocabulary Assessment (Appendix C) Conduct informal checks for understanding of the weekly vocabulary | Vocabulary Inventory Generating Words with Prefixes and Suffixes activities Basic Reading Inventory Conduct informal checks for understanding of the weekly vocabulary | Basic Reading Inventory Conduct informal checks for understanding of the weekly vocabulary |
| Spelling | Spelling Assessment Beginning-of-Year Phonological/Phonemic Awareness Assessment Collect a sample of each student’s first-draft writing and analyze the errors Weekly Pretest Day 1 Independent Sort Activity | Spelling Assessments Collect a sample of each student’s first-draft writing and analyze the errors Weekly Pretest Day 1 Independent Sort Activity | Spelling Pre-assessment Collect a sample of each student’s first-draft writing and analyze the errors Weekly Pretest Day 1 Independent Sort Activity |
| Reading | Basic Reading Inventory Reading A–Z Benchmark Assessment Close Reading Scoring Guide Reading Interest Inventory | Basic Reading Inventory Close Reading Scoring Guide Reading Interest Inventory | Basic Reading Inventory Reading A–Z Benchmark Assessment Close Reading Scoring Guide Reading Interest Inventory |
| Writing | Writing Benchmark Assessment Collect a sample of each student’s first-draft writing and use a writing scoring guide Differentiate instruction as needed | Collect a sample of each student’s first-draft writing and use the grade-level appropriate Writing Benchmark Scoring Guide (Appendix D) Differentiate instruction as needed | Collect a sample of each student’s first-draft writing and use a writing Scoring Guide Writing Benchmark Scoring Guide (Appendix D) Differentiate instruction as needed |
